Jupiter is now well up in the east in the early evening, so we're now able to see the two brightest planets (Venus and ...

The National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) has released images of five galaxies in the local universe, taken with the ...

New research reveals how supermassive black holes halt star formation, shedding light on galaxy evolution in the early ...

It all looks so beautiful and peaceful. The images of other galaxies, such as the Andromeda Galaxy convey a similar feeling. However, these impressions are incorrect. Out there among the galaxies, the ...

The LMC is a dwarf galaxy, relatively close to the Earth (in galactic terms) at around 160,000 light years away. That may ...

Fall is an incredible time for amateur astronomers to get out there and look at the night sky. Some of the most recognizable and bright objects that can be seen in the night sky make their ...

Recent observations using Hubble have allowed astronomers to measure the size of the Large Magellanic Cloud's halo for the ...

ANSWER: Very big!! The Milky Way Galaxy is one of billions of galaxies in the known universe. The Milky Way is a spiral ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of unusually bright and massive galaxies soon after the Big Bang has cast doubt on ...

This shower may result in around 15 visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions — something not entirely possible ...

Did you know that the beautiful Milky Way might soon disappear from our night sky? Light pollution, caused by all the bright ...

The photograph of the Milky Way was taken by Oisin McDonnell, who is based in South Australia. He shared the image in a ...